Game apparatus



W. ROTH.

- GAME APPARATUS. Ar PucATlou FILED MAR. 10. 1921.

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WILLIAM R TH, 0F YORK, N. Y.

GAME APPARATUS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 10,1921. Serial-No. 451,398.

2' 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it liilOV that l, /VILLIAM ROTH, a citizen of Hungary, and resident of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in. Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a game apparatus, on which a contest for recreation or amusement may be had, tobe'won by skill or endurance, or by a combination of both The main object of the present invention is to provide an indoor game apparatus, which is simple in construction, durable in use and one which affords amusement both to children and grown up people;

Another object of the invention is toprovide a game apparatus, including a station-. ary element and a movable element, the latter being so constructed that it is capable of being adjusted by a simple operation to test the skill and endurance of the players.

A further object oi the invention is to devise a game apparatus of the type mentioned which is capable of manufacture on a commercial scale, or in other words one which is not sodiflicult to make as to be beyond the reasonable cost of such a contrivance.

With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrange ment and constructionot parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the ap pended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan View of a game apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1 on a larger scale; Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4t-4 of Fig. 2, also on a larger scale; and Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1, also on a larger scale.

The apparatus comprises a game board M) of circular configuratlon, of any'suitable size and material. On this board is'marked ofi' by a circle 11 an annular portion 12,. 10- cated adjacent the periphery of the board: and divided intoa number of fields 13,,each

oil? which. bears a distinguishing character 145 These characters, in the present case numerals, are arranged indiscriminately, as-appears from Fig. l ofthe drawings. Each field is sub-divided, at the periphery of the board, into a suitable number ot'equalvportions,denoted by the numeral 15, the division into fields and sub-divisions being effected by pins 16, which rise from the The pins are held upon the board board. in any suitable manner, for instance by clamps 17, which engage the boardand carry the said pins. In the case illustrated inthe drawings, the pins are made each. in the.

form of a screw spindle 18, that extends through the clamps 17, nuts 19, in mesh with the threads of the spindle, serving to. hold stud 22, which is disposed in the center ofthe said board. This stud rises from a base plate 23, fixed to the board, and has rotatably arranged thereon a disk 24, on which:

the hand 21 is mounted. In order to reduce riction between the disk and the said stud,

there is interposed between the same a ball bearing 25 of any suitable construction. The inner race ring 26 of this ball bearing is held against movement on the stud by a clamping nut 27, while the outer race ring of the said bearing, denoted by the numeral 28, is fixed in any suitable manner to the disk 24. To the free end of the hand 21 is detachably fastened a blade spring 29, said spring extending beyond the pins and co-operating with the same in a manner hereinafter to be described. In alignment with the hand, but diametrically opposite thereto, there projects radially from the disk 24 a screw-bolt 30, the threads of which mesh with those inthe bore 31 of a counter-weight 32. A lock-nut 33 meshes with the threads of the bolt 30 and abuts against the said weight. The purpose of this arrangement will be described hereinafter.

When the counterweight 32 is shifted on the bolt 30 to a predetermined position, the

rotary element of the game apparatus is fully balanced. When playing the game with the rotary element balanced, as stated, the said element will, after once started, stop whenever the impelling force has been spent.

In rotating the hand 21, the blade spring rides over the pins 16, the friction between these elements greatly reducing the running time of the rotary element. When the hand comes to a full'stop,its blade spring is disposed between two adjacent pins 16.

The game may be played by a plurality of persons, each placing a stake on a division of the board, and one person actuating the uirements so that the ame ma either be won by skill, endurance or chance, or by a V combination of some or all of the same.

The pins 16 are adjustably held upon the board 10, in order to permit the divisions andsubdivisions thereof to be varied according tothe requirements. Instead of dividing the boardinto twelve fields, as shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, any other number may be selected, and instead of having five sub-- divisions in each field, any other number may be providedyat will.

It'is obvious that, while herein a specific means has been shown for positioning the pins 16 on the game board, and a specific mechanism has been disclosed for balancing the rotary element and permitting of an un-- balancingo-f the same at will, others may just as well be used without departing from the invention, which lies mainly in the provision of a stationary element and a rotary means on said two elements to indicate their relative angular positions, when both elements are at rest.

What I claim is 1. A game apparatus comprising a game board having an annular portion divided into fields, each field bearing a distinguishing character, pins rising from said board at the periphery of said annular portion and dividing the same into equal divisions, said pins being adjustably secured to said board, a rotary element operating in a plane parallel to that of said board and turning about an axis in the center of said annular portion, and a blade-spring fixed to said rotary element and co-operating with said pins.

2. A game apparatus comprising a game board having an annularportion divided into fields, each field bearing a distinguishing character, pins rising from said board at the periphery of said annular portion and dividing the same into equal divisions, a stud in the center of said annular portion, a hand rotatably mounted on said stud in a plane parallel to that of said board, a. ballbearing interposed between said stud and said hand, and a blade spring fixed to said hand and cooperating with said pins.

3. In a game apparatus according to claim 2, said pins being adjustably secured to said board.

4. Ina game apparatus according to claim 2, said hand being balanced.

5. A game apparatus according to claim 2,

comprising an adjustable counterweight on sald hand. i

6. In a game apparatus according to claim" 2, said blade springprojecting-beyond said pins,

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 3rd 

